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Fire has gutted a portion of South Africa’s Parliament complex located in Cape Town as of this morning. Sunday, January 2, 2022. Videos circulated on social media show huge plumes of smoke emanating from the premises. Local media reports say firefighters have since been dispatched to the scene and are …

A simulation exercise by the Ghana National Fire Service at the Achimota Mall has caused a stir among shoppers Starr News sources say shoppers and revelers panicked as a result of the exercise which was to test the readiness of emergency responders. An earlier version of this report had claimed …

A seven-bedroom house has been razed down by fire at Suhum in the Eastern Region. The unfortunate incident occurred in the afternoon of Friday, December 24. The fire was doused by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service. However, several property belonging to tenants were destroyed. Friends and neighbours had …

Residents of Agbogba Cemetery Junction are searching through the debris to salvage what they can after a Tuesday dawn fire swept through at least twelve shops and stores there. For many of the residents, where to lay their head tonight would be a challenge since all their belongings and structures …

A fire Outbreak that occurred at Tikrom in the Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti region has killed a three-year-old girl, identified as Patience Ohemaa Kwaw The fire which started around 1:30am on Tuesday, razed down a 21 bedroom house completely. Stella Oduro, the Assembly Woman for the Tikrom electoral area …

Some people traveling from Tarkwa in the Western Region to Accra in a minibus narrowly escaped death after the bus caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, December 12. It is unclear what caused the fire which razed the bus beyond recognition. The incident occurred near the Axle load …

At least, ten (10) stores have been burnt down into ashes to inferno at Buokrom Estate, B Line park opposite Baptist Church in the Manhyia North Constituency of the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident happened today, Friday, December 10, 2021 at about 7:30am. Unit Committee Chairman of the area, Mr. …

Some seven shops have been burnt to ashes at Buokrom B-line within the Kumasi metropolis following a fire outbreak on Friday, December 10, 2021. The early intervention of fire officers who rushed to the scene ensured that the extent of damage was reduced. The structures that have been destroyed, according …

Maxwell Akrofi, the driver of a Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus that caught fire at Ayigya near the Tech Police station in Kumasi, has broken his silence. The bus with about 63 passengers onboard to a prayer meeting caught fire after the ignition of the vehicle developed a fault in the …

A 30-year-old mother of two kids has been burnt to death at Nkawkaw Kurofofrom in the Eastern Region. It has emerged that the suspect, Foster Onwona, who happens to be the boyfriend of the deceased, allegedly set the room they were living in with the daughter ablaze. The 9-year-old child …